4. Feature plants (windy rural)
A single shrub or tree providing a focal point and year round interest. Plants have architectural qualities when they have a distinctive growth habit. Conifers with their clean narrow shape cope very well in windy conditions. Bamboo, grasses and ferns are also eye-catching.
Plants (275)
Pinus mugo 'Golden Glow'
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine
Pinus mugo 'Laarheide'
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine
Pinus mugo 'Varella'
Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine
Pinus nigra 'Hornibrookiana'
Austrian pine, Black pine
Pinus pumila
Japanese stone pine, Dwarf siberian pine
Pinus pumila 'Glauca'
Japanese stone pine, Dwarf Siberian pine
Pinus strobus 'Pendula'
Weymouth pine, Eastern white pine, Deal pine
Pinus strobus 'Sea Urchin'
Weymouth pine, Eastern white pine, Deal pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Beuvronensis'
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Moseri'
Scots pine
Platycladus orientalis 'Conspicua'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Platycladus orientalis 'Pyramidalis Aurea'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Kusamaki, Yew podocarpus, Bigleaf podocarp, Buddhist pine
Pseudosasa japonica
Arrow bamboo, Yadake
Rhododendron 'Loder's White'
Rhododendron 'Loderi King George'
Rhododendron 'Loderi Pink Diamond'
Rhododendron Blue Diamond Group 'Blue Diamond'
Rhododendron decorum
Decorous rhododendron
Sabal minor
Dwarf palmetto, Swamp palmetto, Scrub palmetto
Sasa palmata
Palmate bamboo
Sophora davidii
Kowhais, David's pagoda tree
Sorghastrum nutans
Indian grass, Wood grass, Gold stem
Stipa barbata
Short bearded feather grass, Feather grass
Stipa pennata
European feather grass
Taxus baccata
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'David'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Davie'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Dovastoniana'
Westfelton yew, Dovaston's yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Dovastonii Aurea'
Westfelton yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Aureomarginata'
English yew, Common yew, Irish yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'
Irish yew, English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Icicle'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Standishii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Summergold'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata 'Washingtonii'
English yew, Common yew
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea Group
Golden English yew, Common yew
Taxus cuspidata 'Nana'
Japanese yew
Taxus x media 'Hicksii'
Hick's yew
Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup'
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Thuja occidentalis 'Lutea Nana'
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Thuja occidentalis 'Sunkist'
American arbor vitae, White cedar, Yellow cedar
Thuja plicata 'Irish Gold'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Trachycarpus wagnerianus
Wagner's chusan palm
Trochodendron aralioides
Wheel tree
Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'
Eastern hemlock, Canadian hemlock, Canada pitch